Hospital Antibiogram of a Tertiary Care Centre in North East India :

A hospital antibiogram is a mirror of the situation of the pathologic organism’s status in your hospital along with the area surrounding you. It will even show the situations where you are getting patients every day. So analysis of your antibiogram is very much essential and sharing it will help millions of people in your geographical area.
With this article which comprises 878 positive isolates from January 2023 to December 2023, we will have a glance at the situation currently we are in.

Analysis and Conclusion:

The analysis shows a clear picture of the dominance of Klebsiella followed by Acinetobacter in this part of the country. The sensitivity of these pathogens is very scary to see. Pseudomonas, VRE, and MRSA are also in the line, so need to be careful. Judicious use of antibiotics, and combination therapy de-escalation in a timely manner is the need of the hour. Segregation of patients with difficult-to-treat situations can be lifesaving. Currently, Phage therapy, polymeric biomaterials, nanoparticles, and plant-derived products are being in trials but till then we need to be vigilant.

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